#jackalwere

[desertdruidcrafts]

Aaand the last of the were-creatures are redrawn: jackalwere, wereraven, weretiger mage, and werewolf pack lord.

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Which Edition of D&D had the best design/artwork of a Jackalwere?

First Edition

Second Edition

Third Edition

Fourth Edition

Fifth Edition

Voting ended onMar 20

[jackalhawk]

All my silly DnD's in one place!! Wow!! Featuring: - jackalwere mistaken for a typical animal, taken in as an exotic pet and guard beast to a foreign palace and under NO pressure to reveal its true nature now that it has access to safety, comfort, and infinite food (suffering through the childish whims of the youngest royal daughter) - descendant and endling to a tribe cursed as shifters, unable to access their human forms-- he meets an untimely end in a temple amongst the dunes of his homeland and must claw his way from the underworld to seek answers about his origins - opportunistic outcast who escaped capture by drow with fellow prisoners, seeking escape from the Abyss whilst navigating the social complexities of a party much different from the warband politics it's used to; the language barrier makes this difficult - severely maladjusted gnollish circus tiefling, on the run from his former "employer" and the acolytes hired to track him down-- a task made simpler by following the trail of bodies he's inclined to leave in his wake in service of a bargain struck with Yeenoghu - mischievous kenku trickster of the feywild, skilled and specialized in illusion magic but unable to cast anything physical thanks to her confusing draconic ancestry; though the fact that she shouldn't exist hasn't stopped her - unhinged, foul-mouthed little harengon

[total-fucking-freakshow]

He’s not recovering

He needs to suffer, he honestly thought he could make the world a better place /j

[ttrpg-smash-pass-vs]

WHICH IS MORE SMASHABLE?

Jackalwere

Fire Giant

Voting ended onJan 9, 2024

Fuck it, happy new year. We doing 3 today, exclusively so tomorrow we start off with round 2 of the main tournament. On the left, jackalwere! It can be a jackal, a person, or a jackal person! It can also force you to sleep with its gaze, which I know is a benefit for some. Honestly just sounds convenient.

On the right, the fire giant! 18-19 ft (5.5-5.8 m) tall and broad at the shoulder! This particular one might look like bootleg Ganondorf with a weapon twice the size of your body, but lets see how much of that suave charm carries over! Also, a reminder that we're talking about the whole species, even if giant is sometimes a gendered term. Fire giantesses definitely exist.

[darklordazalin]

Azalin Reviews: Darklord Jack Karn

Darklord: Jack Karn Domain: Farelle Domain Formation: Unknown Power Level: 💀 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ (1/5 skulls) Source: Realm of Terror (2e)

The scholars that study the realms of the mists have very little to say about Jack Karn, the jackalwere Darklord of the heavily forested Domain of Farelle. The measly scrapes of information published on Karn is that the people of Farelle are entirely unaware of Jack’s true nature and know him as a traveling tinker.

Jackalweres are jackals that can take the form of a humanoid or hybrid jackal-humanoid similar to a lycanthrope’s werebeast form. They’re often characterized as lying cowards. So…how would one particular beguiling coward gain the attention of our tormentors and be locked away in a prison of their own making?

Given that Jack is seen as a tinker, that most likely relates to his curse. A potential scenario is that Jack was a ‘Deceiver’. Deceivers are part of a mated pair that lead a group of their fellows and their ‘pet’ jackals. Perhaps this theoretical pair developed a love for thievery.

The two jackalweres were ruthless, using all of their cunning and deceit to amass a fortune of stolen wares, but it was never about the wealth for them, it was about the thrill of the hunt. Preying upon the weak and taking what was theirs for the taking. This is how the two Deceivers lived.

In time, Jack developed a greed for the stolen wealth. A greed that drove him and his mate apart. A greed that ultimately led to him killing his mate over some meager gemstone or another. For this, he was cast out of his clan of jackalweres and forced to roam the lands alone, but he never let go of his greed. He continued to hunt and steal until he came across a wondering tinker. Though the tinker did not have much, Jack’s green was insatiable and he killed the tinker all the same. Unknown to Jack, the tinker was cursed to wander the lands peddling his goods and to be forever apart from his own people and upon killing him, that curse was passed to Jack.

The mists took him in this moment, transferring him into the domains of dread where he must, forever, wander his small domain on his own peddling his stolen goods.

[educationaldm]

These are old, but still good.  Dungeons and Dragons Valentine’s Day cards. Have a good one everyone!

[caelan0d]

Resurrected my first DnD PC from the dead after 3 years <3 More on him soon